Wedding Coat

When we first found out we were pregnant, Bryan and I really wanted another little girl. We had her name picked out even before we were married; we could just envision her sparkling blue eyes and little blonde curls...dressing up in all of Madison's disney princess dresses and admiring her bigger sister the way younger sisters do.

However, I just had this feeling in my gut that our baby was a boy when we went for the ultrasound. And sure enough, there he was on the screen...unmistakably a BOY! I wasn't disapointed that he was a boy by any means, I was just disapointed at the fact that Bryan and I would not have our second baby girl because at that point, I didn't think I was going to have anymore children.

One of the very first things Bryan said to me was, "Just think, honey. You'll get to dance with him at his wedding!" I stopped dead in my tracks...the vision I had of dancing with my son at his wedding...a moment I capture so many times at the weddings I photograph...took my breath away. I had never thought of it that way before! And if he had been a girl, that would be something I would never get to experience.

At the Kloiber/Hyatt wedding last month, Chris danced with his mom to a song called "Wedding Coat". I had never heard this song before and the lyrics were very moving. I cried through their dance as I thought about my own son and all the moments I can't wait to share with him throughout his life.

You can listen to this song, read the lyrics or buy the CD at www.weddingcoat.com. It is a beautiful depiction of the love a mother feels for her son. I thank God so much every day for knowing what I wanted even when I didn't. I LOVE being the mother of this little boy!!